Library holds reception for rare document exhibit

Laura Wight, director of the Golden Library at Eastern New Mexico University, is glad to have an exhibit from The Remnant Trust at ENMU.

The exhibit is made up of very old documents and manuscripts.

"My favorite thing about this exhibit," Wight said, "Is it puts documents and manuscripts in the hands of people who might never be able to handle such items."

What is the most striking item to her in the exhibit?

"The Vulgate Bible," Wight said. "It's from the 13th century northern France."

Wight said the hand written, hand illustrated book was created to be the first "portable bible."

Wight said the 15 items in the exhibit at the Golden Library now are just a small number of the thousands of items held by The Remnant Trust.

Wight said the whole point of the exhibit is for the items to be touched, for people to put their hands on them, to flip through them.

"We just finished getting everything on display at the beginning of September and will be on display until December," Wight said.

Wight and the staff are having an opening reception at the Golden Library from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.

Wight said there will be refreshments and Patrice Caldwell ENMU president will speak, it's a kickoff event.

"It's a kickoff event," Wight said, "We hope to see a lot of people. We're competing with the rodeo."